A different shade of gray
Subtitle: midlife and beyond in the inner city
By: Katherine S. Newman
Publisher: New Press; Distributed by W.W. Norton
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Inner cities; Urban poor; Middle aged persons
Description: "A Different Shade of Gray offers us a glimpse into the lives of older African Americans and Latinos in pockets of New York City where wages are low, crime is often high, and elderly people find that there are few supports they can rely on. They are often called upon to pick up the pieces of their grandchildren's lives, just when they need to take a well-earned break from a lifetime of hard work.".

"What this means for the personal lives, family ties, and health of the nation's older inner-city dwellers is the focus of this original and illuminating study."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-297) and index.
Table of contents: title: In the shadow of white flight; title: The big picture (coauthored by Shelley McDonough); title: Work and neighborhood; title: Men and women : together and apart in the later years; title: Old before our time; title: Does race matter?; title: Local caring : social capital and social responsibility; title: A different shade of gray.